Hi, we are sleeping there tomorrow night!!! Can't wait!!! I can't remember how may times we have already slept there. It is an unbelievable experience! We once had a pride of lions sleeping next to the hide and roaring the whole night. You can't believe the feeling! You must remember there is no showers, a longdrop and the last time we were there, they had plastic containers with a tap rigged over the washbasin so that you can wash your hands. One thing i can say about the "ablutions", it is always clean. At least all the times we slept there. We also bring our own portable shower with a 20L can of water and have the most glorious outdoor showers ever (because nobody is around ) We usually bring our own blankets and linen but you can hire at Phalaborwa gate. I think it is possible to hang your net but we never used one. Also remember, you have to cook over a fire or bring a gas stove for that most important item in the park: coffee with rusks!!!!! Before sunset you have your own Discovery Channel when all the animals come for a drink or the elephants come for a bath, and the birdlife is just wonderful. You must stop me now because i can write pages about that place!!!

This one I made on the same day from the hide. Hope it gives you some idea of where the water is in relation to the hide. Obviously it will change with the water levels. In 2010 the water was way closer to the hide.

At the moment the water is at the hide, and this January it was under the Hide, all depends on the rain.

Sable is great PS, make sure you have something to go about 100 meters, then you can see the other side of the water, and the old inlet carpark(That is now under water) but more importantly, the Damwall, the animals seem to love walking on it, maybe cause of the vantage/height.

There will only be the benches in there for sitting on so if you want to take camping chairs then no problems.I guess the benches are at the optimal height for game viewing. I would maybe just take some cushions as the benches do get hard after a while.

Taking American friends to sleep in Sable Hide in April. Anyone who has been there recently, please can you advise on:- What is the condition of the bedding that you can rent from Phalaborwa gate?- Do you have to return keys or equipment the next morning to Phalaborwa gate?

Hi gstrydom Me and a fellow forumite were in November at Sable hide and we enjoyed every scary moment of it Just keep in mind that we were 2 ladies alone in the hide so it is fair that I was a bit frightened but totally exhilarated by the whole experience. You did not make a mistake by booking the hide

Ok they have bedding available, if I'm 100% sure? We paid R100 deposit and do ask for the braai grid (rooster) otherwise you won't have something to braai with We almost made that mistake, if it wasn't for a friend of Wendy's that informed her about that. The bedding was clean and comfy. You get per bed a mosquito net, cushion, fitted sheet, sheet and duvet. They are cleaned after every night. And yes we had to return our keys and bedding the following morning.

We had ellies visiting us during the night and they were splashing and swimming in the sable dam. It was a great sound to fall asleep to, unlike me Wendy was awake almost the whole night and she enjoyed their company tremendously. We also heard lions roaring in the night whilst we were having our braai (that was my scary ordeal) as the fences are only 2m high and I have an imagination that will scare even the bravest We also had impala (I know people say whatever) but they were babies and some teenagers were sparring that was very interesting for us.

Wendy actually booked another night now in April so it really is something special and an experience not to go by!

Here is some kiekies to show you what it looks like

They allow you to park inside and there in the farthest corner is the bathroom facilities. Just remember that there are no bath/shower. But they have about 4 20L water containers so that is how we bathed the next morning with a cloth and a lot of soap

Then here is some kiekies of the inside, there are 8 beds in the hide and you know the best thing of having the hide is the quietness. We sat there in the darkness off the hide and the moon shined brightly, we could see the ellies in the dam and hear the night sounds. Kruger was truly alive that night!

I hope this answered some of your questions. The area is full of animals. I know that there is a pack of wild dogs near Phala gate and leppies as well as cheetah. We weren't' that lucky to see them but we were there only 1 night. we saw general game, rock dassies and a lot of klipspringers which is a delight for me always. You will not regret going there!

Hi All, I have booked the hide for one night in September - I have'nt really told my wife what to expect (or I'll probably have to ammend my booking)- She is not one for roughing it, petrified of spiders and creepy crawlies, likes to have a toilet with brick walls and a hot shower nearby, electricity and lots of home comforts - this is going to be awesome!Hope the resident rodents are now a thing of the past or I'm going to be in even more trouble.....

Seriously though, if the sightings and surroundings live up to expectation I'm sure she'll forgive me at some stage - Can't wait!

Just paid for my stay at this hide on Midsummer's Night. 21 December 2014.

I am looking forward to it despite not having any camping equipment. No spotlights to work off car batteries. No fancy equipment. It is going to be a primitive night for me, It is moonless so there won't be any natural light either. Just the haze from Phalaborwa.

I was surprised that I had so many different nights to choose from when I did the booking. I would have thought that an experience like this would get booked up in peak seasons very quickly.

Please tell the pangolins to come visiting where I can see them.

I don't get to the Parks nearly often enough, despite two trips to the KNP and one to Golden Gate this year.